Tidal power has an enormous potential and I am convinced that that tidal power is soon to experience a breakthrough. To give an example: In 2017 Minesto will start the construction of a 10 MW array near the Holyhead Island in Wales, which eventually will supply electricity to approximately 8,000 households. Add to that the Welsh waters hold a potential of several 1,000´s of MW. But Wales is not the only place.

The renewable energy industry was excited late last year when marine energy technology company Minesto announced that it had successfully managed to produce electricity from low velocity currents off Northern Ireland, the first in the marine energy era.